A notice supposedly leaked from retailer 7-Eleven (which sells video games in Japan) requests that orders of all 80GB PS3s cease this Sunday, and all in-store displays of these models be taken down—"at the maker's request". »8/04/09 5:10am 8/04/09 5:10am

Along with
a new PSP »8/20/08 12:02pm 8/20/08 12:02pm and PS3 , Sony also announced a 160GB PS3 today at the Leipzig Games Convention. In the U.S. it will come bundled with a Dual-Shock SIXAXIS and . It hits in November in time for Xmas at $499, as the high end option coinciding with the $399 80GB "Core Pack" , adding room for Sony's no doubt. The…

If you've got time and absolutely nothing better to do, you can graba resource explorer and dive into the Zune software. What would you find? Some images of two new Zunes, both with a black back. The current black 80GB and red 8GB Zunes have a silver back, which are also pictured, so these would be new new. It looks… »5/07/08 7:25pm 5/07/08 7:25pm

The fact that stores everywhere, including Sony's own SonyStyle, were dropping the 80GB seemed to point to a conclusion that the 80GB was on its way out. Not exactly. As we found out today, the 80GB version is going to be back on June 12, but it's going to be packed with a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 and a DualShock 3… »2/26/08 5:15pm 2/26/08 5:15pm

If you were looking for even more proof that the 80GB PS3 is on its way out, the fact that it is no longer available on the SonyStyle website makes it about as official as you can get outside of a press release. Perhaps that means we are one step closer to that rumored 120GB version we have been hearing so much about. »2/20/08 8:00pm 2/20/08 8:00pm

Sony appears to be making a consumer-server play, introducing the $400 80GB HDMS-S1D "photo album" for the high-def enjoyment of up to 50,000 still images. You can import photos via Memory Stick slot—but also SD, CF and xD! (Way to go, Sony!) You can connect the HDMS-S1D to your TV via HDMI, and navigate slideshows… »10/17/07 9:00pm 10/17/07 9:00pm

The Seattle PI got a hands-on demo of the new 80GB Zune from Drew Peterson of Microsoft. The UI is changed—but kinda the same—and you can see how the new Zune Pad works. You can touch, hold, or even swipe across the touch-sensitive pad. The video and pictures also switch the Zune into horizontal mode, just like the… »10/03/07 3:07pm 10/03/07 3:07pm

Easily look up whether your old PS1 and PS2 titles will work on your PlayStation 3 with this Sony Backward Compatibility checker. No giant list—you'll have to enter a title manually. Again, the 60GB has hardware emulation, so if back-compat is important to you, grab one of those now while it's still in stores. [… »9/10/07 2:43pm 9/10/07 2:43pm

We all knew the European PS3s use software emulation to play PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 games, but all our US PS3s were doing much better hardware "emotion engine" emulation. But if you want one of the fancy new 80GB PS3s, featuring twenty—count'em, twenty—more jiggabytes than the 60GB model, you'll have to deal… »7/09/07 2:45pm 7/09/07 2:45pm

We told you on Monday that an 80GB PS3 was slated for launch in South Korea on June 16. What the good old reliable Associated Press has learned from Sony is that the company is considering the model for the US as well. Actually, here's what the AP heard:»5/23/07 9:17am 5/23/07 9:17am

Remember that rumor about the 80GB PS3? Well, it's becoming pretty solid since Sony of South Korea just announced that they're shipping out an 80GB version for the Korean market. »5/21/07 1:40pm 5/21/07 1:40pm